• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    One thing that doesn’t get enough mention is the massive inflation in luxuries. Back when the average salary was $5,000/ year, a super car was about $6,000. In those days $1 million was a vast fortune. Today things like concert or sports tickets are over $1,000.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t understand how these concerts are selling so many tickets at those prices. I make decent money and no kids, but dropping 1k+ on just a ticket to a show is not in the budget. Who the fuck are the people attending these?

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        11 months ago

        America today resembles Tsarist Russia. A vast number of poor working folks, a thin coating of very well to do, and a tiny minority of incredibly wealthy folks.